Spousal Support (Alimony) Basics Spousal Support (Alimony) Basics When a married couple gets a divorce, the court may award alimony or spousal support to one of the former spouses, based either on an agreement between the couple or a decision by the court itself.
Damaged liver cells lose their ability to make protein. But previously produced protein may stay in the blood for 12 to 18 days, so it takes about 2 weeks for damage to the liver to show up as decreased serum protein levels. The liver's ability to make protein may be used to predict the course of certain liver diseases.
In persistent cases, the concentration of protein in the urine is abnormal. It is confirmed by monitoring the presence in urine continuously for 24 hours. If the amount of protein is more than 80 milligrams in a 24-hour urine collection cycle, the condition is deemed abnormal.